Data for 1977

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977

Name: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1977, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977 covers 156 countries. Iceland is highest, at 766,459.7; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.0. The middle country reads 3,984.8. Against 1976, 155 values changed (8 up, 147 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1977

HighestIceland

766,459.7

LowestKuwait

0.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

156countries
1measure
1977the year it describes
156distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	766,459.7
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	317,667.9
3	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	272,418.7
4	Suriname`SUR`South America	257,098.1
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	242,570.3
6	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	236,316.7
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	208,471.3
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	130,009.5
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	120,122.2
10	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	113,249.1
11	Belize`BLZ`Central America	112,299.2
12	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	104,801.0
13	Peru`PER`South America	101,863.4
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	94,479.5
15	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	93,937.8
16	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	93,792.8
17	Colombia`COL`South America	87,933.3
18	Chile`CHL`South America	80,414.2
19	Panama`PAN`Central America	74,991.4
20	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	61,046.7
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	59,420.2
22	Ecuador`ECU`South America	58,776.5
23	Venezuela`VEN`South America	57,472.0
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56,421.4
25	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	52,199.9
26	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	51,857.9
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	51,246.6
28	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	50,213.6
29	Brazil`BRA`South America	50,152.7
30	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	48,189.9
31	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	47,758.0
32	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	47,072.3
33	Paraguay`PRY`South America	41,373.8
34	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40,986.4
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37,145.5
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	35,015.7
37	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	34,667.4
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	31,981.2
39	Uruguay`URY`South America	31,689.7
40	Honduras`HND`Central America	26,675.3
41	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23,877.1
42	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	22,579.1
43	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	22,077.8
44	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21,569.5
45	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	21,275.3
46	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	20,723.4
47	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	20,224.6
48	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	17,058.5
49	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	15,125.0
50	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	14,929.0
51	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	14,571.9
52	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	13,669.7
53	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	13,286.1
54	United States`USA`Northern America	12,795.2
55	Argentina`ARG`South America	10,935.6
56	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	10,796.1
57	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	10,702.0
58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	10,494.5
59	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	10,148.9
60	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	9,809.3
61	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8,461.5
62	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	7,341.9
63	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,267.0
64	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	6,615.8
65	Mexico`MEX`Central America	6,564.1
66	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,431.9
67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	6,230.9
68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	5,307.0
69	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	5,240.2
70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5,226.8
71	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	4,885.7
72	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4,840.7
73	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	4,743.0
74	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4,645.6
75	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4,450.5
76	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4,421.1
77	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	4,054.4
78	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	4,018.8
79	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3,950.9
80	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	3,901.4
81	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,830.1
82	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3,776.2
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3,758.2
84	France`FRA`Western Europe	3,670.6
85	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3,633.8
86	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	3,576.1
87	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	3,557.0
88	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,534.3
89	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3,462.9
90	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,287.0
91	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,261.5
92	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	3,194.1
93	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	3,155.4
94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3,045.6
95	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	3,001.6
96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2,985.7
97	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2,981.5
98	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	2,874.5
99	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2,854.6
100	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2,842.8
101	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2,776.8
102	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2,767.3
103	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	2,762.2
104	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2,628.5
105	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2,580.4
106	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2,525.4
107	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2,454.4
108	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,385.2
109	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,298.7
110	India`IND`Southern Asia	2,256.6
111	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2,061.5
112	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1,948.0
113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,944.4
114	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,943.4
115	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,900.9
116	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1,781.0
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,737.8
118	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,652.0
119	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,636.8
120	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,609.8
121	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,545.2
122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,434.6
123	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1,396.1
124	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,369.0
125	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1,338.1
126	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,282.6
127	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1,220.7
128	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,179.1
129	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,178.3
130	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,169.2
131	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	980.4
132	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	959.0
133	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	881.5
134	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	814.3
135	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	793.9
136	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	744.2
137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	681.5
138	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	661.0
139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	622.8
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	563.5
141	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	553.5
142	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	472.2
143	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	337.8
144	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	317.9
145	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	295.5
146	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	258.0
147	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	248.6
148	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	242.9
149	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	242.8
150	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	211.2
151	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	207.6
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	197.5
153	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	164.5
154	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	24.5
155	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	12.8
156	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0

02In 1977

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland766,459.7
2Guyana317,667.9
3Papua New Guinea272,418.7
4Suriname257,098.1
5Bhutan242,570.3

Lowest

156Kuwait0.0
155Bahrain12.8
154Egypt24.5
153Malta164.5
152Maldives197.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3,984.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 156 in both
8 · 147rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Suriname254,964.7 → 257,098.1+2,133.4
Cambodia19,657.7 → 21,275.3+1,617.5
Equatorial Guinea92,516.5 → 93,937.8+1,421.3
Switzerland6,410.2 → 6,431.9+21.8
Grenada2,048.5 → 2,061.5+13.0

Fell most

Bhutan250,997.4 → 242,570.3−8,427.1
Solomon Islands215,739.8 → 208,471.3−7,268.5
Papua New Guinea278,383.4 → 272,418.7−5,964.7
Iceland772,186.7 → 766,459.7−5,727.0
Gabon242,020.7 → 236,316.7−5,704.0

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Nothing missing
Every one of the 156 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1977). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1977

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07Questions

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977: questions and answers

Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977?

Iceland, at 766,459.7, of the 156 countries in the file.

What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977 describe?

1977.

How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977 cover?

156.

Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1977?

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